Skids are for Kids – it doesn’t matter how big the kid either, so it would seem!
The photo was taken at the end of the day on one of my top holidays and on one of my favourite MTB routes.
The route was Jumpingpound Ridge in Kananaskis - Canada. Short but very sweet. Finishing a fantastic day out with a big grin on your face really brings out that big kid from within. I love those kind of days.
I really wanted to capture and highlight the movement of the Mountain Biker. I like a photograph to show (as close as possible) the feeling and emotion, which becomes stored as a 2 dimensional static image.
My first job was to remove the sign, which detracted from the main subject. Then I blurred the background and highlighted those bold colours of the bag, helmet and bike. Finally I strengthened and sharpened the grit and dust kicked up from the skid. This gave the photograph the full impact of movement.
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